Improved smoothing-iron



' J. W. RIER.

SMOOT IRON.

No. 48,526. Patent-ed July 4,1865.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IMPROVED SMOOTHING-IRQN.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent.No. 48,526, dated July 4, 1865.

To all whom 'it'may concern: t

Be it known that I, JOHN W. OURRIER, of Holyoke, Hampdeu county, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented an 1m proved Flat or Smoothing Iron; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of refer- .ence marked thereon.

In the use of heated irons for the purpose of smoothing cloth it has been customary to have a large number of irons,for the reason that the irons cannot be placedupon the coals and be heated quickly without roughening the polished surface of the bottom; and, also, common irons, being unprotected, lose their heat in. all directions, and so become cooled quickly.

Now, it is the object of this invention to greatly lessen the labor of ironing by providing an iron which may be heated quickly, but which, when heated, shall not be easily cooled. This I accomplish by making the part to be heated a separate block, and surrounding the same with a case, forming a don hie air-space on all sides, except at the bottom, wherethe heat is required, as I will now describe.

In the drawings, Figure 1 isa perspective view of the iron complete; Fig. 2, alongitudinal vertical section; Fig. 3, a cross section and Fig. 4 shows the hook or lifter= I will now describe its construction.

It consists of a block of iron, A, which sets ,into the'ca-se B. Over this the eoverO fits. To

t this cover 0 the handle D is attached. Over this cover 0 a piece, G, is arranged, the use of which I will hereinafter describe. The block A is kept in place by the projections to b on the case B, which fit into notches in the block A, made to receive them. To the block A a staple, c, is fastened, for the purpose of lifting and carrying the same when heated. 'When the cover 0 is placed over the case B the pin 7 d enters 'a notch in the case B madeto receive ;it-, and the iron is fastened together by this and the set-screw g in the rear end. This screw is provided with a ring or slotted head, h, so that the hook h, Fig. 4, may be placed therein, and thus the screw be turned when it is heated.

In the use of this invention two blocks, A, only aretnecessary, which are placed in immediate contact with the fire, and heated, even to ared heat, if desired. One of these is then taken up with the hook, Fig. 4, and placed inside of the case B. The cover 0 is then shut ever,

and the pin d fits into its notch in the case B, and the set-screw g is turned up, thus securing and. fastening the whole together.

This iron has numerous evident advantages, particularly in the small number of irons re:

quired and consequent economy of fuel, one

case, B O G D, and two blocks, A, being all that one person would require, one block being in the case and the other being heated at the same time. But whatl wish particularly to call. attention to in this description is the mannerof confining the heat and preventing its escape at any side except the bottom, where itis required. To accomplish this I make the block A smaller than the inside of the case B, and fasten it centrally in the same by means of the lugs a 11, projecting from the case B into the notches in the block A. N ow, as the block A is smaller than the inside of the case B an air space,m, is formed all around it, except at the points where it is fastened, and air being a non-conductor. of heat it is kept in at the sides and top and only comes out at the bottom and, also. be-" tween the cases B and G, at the sides, another small air-space, n, is formed, so that the heat which may get through the space at is stopped by this; and at the top an air -space, at, is formed over the block A, and another space, 1), between the case B and the cover Gr, so that a double air-space is formed all around the block A, except at the bottom and where the ends are fastened at a and b for a short distance, thus preventingthe heat 'from escaping except at the bottonn z t I am aware that blocks similar to'A have been used, but always, so far as I am acquainted with them, in a single case; and Idisclaim all such arrangements, as my invention consists not entirely in the use of this block, butin incasin git, so as to form adoublcair-space around the block A, substantiallyas I have described.

New, having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure'by Letters Patent, is-,

The combination of the block A'with the parts B, C, and G in a fiat or smoothingiron, for the purpose of holding the block A and forming a double air-space aroundit, substantially as described.

JOHN W. CURRIER Witnesses:

J. B. GARDINER, MILTON BRADLEY. 

